1.0 POLICY
1.1 Individuals
who are determined by the applicable Uniformed Service as meeting
the TRICARE eligibility requirements under
32
CFR 199.3 will be shown as eligible on the Defense Enrollment
Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). The DEERS record will indicate
the dates of eligibility. Except for newborns, the DEERS record
must indicate the dates eligible for TRICARE.
1.2 The contractor shall consider
the newborn eligible if the newborn beneficiary’s date of birth
is within 365 calendar days of the contractor’s eligibility query
to DEERS.
1.3 Same-sex spouses and their
family members of Uniformed Service members are eligible for TRICARE.
The effective date of coverage is June 26, 2013, or the date of
eligibility as reflected in DEERS, whichever is later.